herculesinwyoming Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 my 1976 datsun truck can beat a 40,000 dollar chevy volt on gas mileage and cost of ownership Quote Link to comment
RAlly_DatoB210 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 my 1976 datsun truck can beat a 40,000 dollar chevy volt on gas mileage and cost of ownership Key word was chevy Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 So can a 2000 Kia Rio ... mainly because your 620 is fully depreciated. Or were you thinking of something else? Quote Link to comment
Rob W. Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Those Volts are nothing but hype. They use fossil fuels (coal usually and gasoline). The cost of the batteries is more than 1/2 the cost of the car and they should last about 5 years (don't hold me to that I remember it being a ridiculous short time frame) and the batteries aren't exactly all that environmentally friendly either. You definitely got it on cost of ownership but explain the fuel economy Quote Link to comment
ggzilla Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 The two reviews i read said the reviewers really like them. So as a car, apparently it's quite good. Is it worth $40K? probably not it's just hype. Quote Link to comment
RAlly_DatoB210 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Datsuns are beyond cheap to own. Then again they can also be fixed with jb weld and duct tape. As far as ad milage is concerned the nifty fifty was bit of a stretch. I know someone who got 42 mpg in a sedan though which isn't bad. It all comes down to power to weight (or more of a lack there of in the case of old datsuns) the volt is how heavy? And the engine needs to be how big to move that additional weight? Saw somewhere they showed how Toyota prius have more impact than a hummer because of all the shipping and those Eco killing batteries that last 3 years Quote Link to comment
Llittle_Llama Posted March 27, 2011 Report Share Posted March 27, 2011 Yeah, the volt is about damn retarded. Quote Link to comment
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